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Volunteers work in the gardens on Saturday mornings and produce is donated to the local St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.
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A few prayers to Blessed John Henry Newman became a "constant dialogue" and then a desperate response to an emergency for Melissa Villalobos of Chicago.
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World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his Concert for Peace to St. Sabina Church for the second time, featuring original works written with family members who lost loved ones to gun violence, as a tribute to the people who died.
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"We have to begin with our own attitudes—not just Catholics who are prejudiced, but...my attitude towards my fellow Catholics who I may perceive as Islamophobic."
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"You are the new Magi in our time, who teach us all to keep our heads up, and amid the darkness of the night at times, to take heart that God is still in the heavens, guiding us like that Bethlehem star."
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CHICAGO (CNS) -- Hearing the faith journey of Hollywood actor and businessman Mark Wahlberg left an impression on the hearts of many young adults at the Archdiocese of Chicago's first (re)Encounter event Oct. 20 at the UIC Pavilion.
"It's powerful for a celebrity to feel that way about religion," said Omar Lopez, 21, from St. Gall Parish. "For me, when I think about a celebrity, I think cockiness, selfishness, but to hear an artist say that he takes time to just pray, that's an incredible feeling."
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"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would do this with the Cubs and be a priest," said Father Burke Masters.
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"My initial thought was that I'm not a good dancer," said Father Don Woznicki. "But I said sure."